{"id":37315,"date":"2017-10-17T22:38:31","date_gmt":"2017-10-18T03:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=37315"},"modified":"2017-10-17T22:38:31","modified_gmt":"2017-10-18T03:38:31","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-october-17th-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2017\/10\/17\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-october-17th-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest October 17th 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

6th grader on bike struck by driver near far West Side middle school<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Caleb Downs | www.mysanantonio.com<\/h3>\n

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\nA driver hit a 6th-grade student on a bicycle Tuesday morning near the child’s school on the far West Side of San Antonio, officials said.
\nThe driver crashed into the 11-year-old around 8:30 a.m. at Cavern Hill and Shaenfield Road near Wallace B. Jefferson Middle School, where the victim is enrolled. …<\/p>\n

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Bike Patrol Improves Communications, Fosters Relationships<\/a><\/h2>\n

Adrienne Zimmer | www.officer.com<\/h3>\n

Patrolling on two wheels makes police more approachable, increases their interaction with the public and strengthens police-community relations.
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\n… The present-day benefits of bike patrol are notable. According to IPMBA Instructor David Millican of the Denton Police Department (Texas), one of the founding members for IPMBA more than 25 years ago, bike policing increases an officer\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s access and maneuverability within his\/her patrol area, promotes faster response times in heavily congested areas, gives officers the ability to ride into and through buildings, move in and around large crowds, almost eliminates foot pursuits and gives a better approach from unexpected areas. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It also increases officers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 awareness of the surroundings and enables them to better hear, see and smell than if they were in a squad car,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he says. Other present-day benefits are cost efficiency, environmental benefits and versatility. …<\/p>\n

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